Yes or No — Let a Fair Coin Decide

Ask a question, get a yes or a no (or a maybe, if you allow it) — decided by a cryptographically fair random draw.

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Can't decide? Type the question if you like — it is not read, only answered — and get a straight yes or no from a fair random draw. Turn on "maybe" for a three-way answer. The tally shows how the answers split over many asks, which is exactly even in the long run.

How to use Yes or No

  1. Ask (the question is optional and stays on your screen).
  2. Read the answer. Ask again if you must — the tally will tell on you.
  3. Tick allow "maybe" for the fortune-teller version.

The honest use of a random answer

A coin cannot know what you should do — but it can tell you what you already want. The classic trick: flip, and notice whether the answer pleases or disappoints you. That reaction is the real decision, and the coin just made it visible. For choices that are genuinely balanced, where more thinking will not help, a random answer is also simply a fine way to stop deliberating and act.

How the answer is chosen

Each ask draws from the browser's cryptographic random number generator, so yes and no are exactly equally likely (or yes, no and maybe, one third each). Nothing about the question influences it, and nothing about the previous answer either — three "no"s in a row do not make a "yes" more likely. The tally is there to show the long-run balance.

For a spinning coin with a heads/tails tally, the coin flip; for choosing among several options, the random picker.

Frequently asked questions

Does it read my question?

No. The question box is there so you can see what you asked; the answer is a fair random draw that ignores it completely. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Is it really 50/50?

Yes — the same cryptographic generator as the coin flip, with no bias. With "maybe" on, each of the three answers is exactly one third.

Can I ask again until I get the answer I want?

You can, and the tally will show it. That is also the point: if you keep asking, you already know your answer — it is the one you were hoping for.

How is this different from the coin flip?

Same randomness, different framing: this one answers a question in words and can say "maybe". Use whichever fits the moment.

Should I use this for important decisions?

Use it to notice your own reaction, or to break a genuine tie. Do not use it to replace thinking about something that matters — it does not know anything.

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